Across Monday's and all of Sunday's games, even the dampened showing from NBC's marquee primetime showdown, gross overnight ratings for league showdowns weren't off from those of 2016. Good football games equal higher ratings.

WHAT IT MEANS: In a world where TV viewing is increasingly fragmented and more people are watching on devices or saving programs until later, the majority of TV shows have smaller ratings than the year before. However, as is the case with many games during the National Football League season at this point, many fans will be wondering how they can watch the action without having to sit down in front of a television on Monday night, and there's plenty of ways to do it.

The president may have his theories, but explaining why ratings are down isn't simple. Maybe more people are concerned about concussions. Already, fans were switching off games because of too-frequent penalties and commercial breaks, head injuries, and the player protests.

Independence Cup 2nd T20
The World XI won the second match of the three-game T20 series titled Independence Cup, defeating the hosts by seven wickets. The World XI opened their chase strongly, with a 47-run opening partnership between Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal and Amla.

You can thank President Donald Trump for that. Together, the pregame shows on CBS and Fox saw a 19 percent increase compared to previous year.

"People are going to tune in for the match-ups, the stars and hometown teams", Berke said.

While The Wrap speculates that televising the anthem could capitalize on ratings intrigue in the wake of a national news story, "Monday Night Football" and NFL broadcasts at large have seen a big decline in ratings. They're likely to be up overall for the week after Monday night's game, he said. CBS's games included Green Bay's close-fought 27-24 overtime win over Cincinnati while NBC's Sunday night game featured Washington with a 21-0 lead over Oakland with less than five minutes into the third quarter.

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The UN envoy called for a swift investigation and urged Congo's security forces to use force as a last resort. The crisis in Burundi has created over 400 000 refugees and left an estimated 700 opposition supporters dead.

The traditionally left-leaning Greens were seen winning around 9.5 percent and the Left Party some 9 percent. AfD co-leader Alexander Gauland vowed that "we will take our country back" and promised to "chase" Merkel.

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During his address , the Emir said that his people felt betrayed by the hacking of QNA, as well as the ensuing blockade. Trump had initially sided with the Saudi-led group and called Qatar a "funder of terrorism".

Though Manafort was sacked months before election day, he and Trump kept in communication after Trump was elected president. The former Trump campaign aide reportedly owes money to pro-Russian interests and has funds tied up in Cyprus, a tax haven.

Also on "Meet the Press", Short said, "We're planning to have the vote this week", adding, "we think it'll probably be Wednesday". Yet Republican congressional leaders, goaded by GOP voters and the president himself, were determined to give it one last try.

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I had seen that - special machines and very good doctors here but that's God (will) we can't do anything but pray for her. Eman's family expressed their appreciation for the care and treatment provided to her by Burjeel hospital .